London
Associate
Corporate
N/A
High Yield Associate
The Team
Baker McKenzie is seeking a London-based U.S.-qualified mid to senior-level high yield associate to join its growing high yield team. A successful candidate will have extensive experience in high yield transactions and a demonstrated ability to run and lead high yield transactions with limited supervision and support.
Our London-based high yield bond (HYB) team currently consists of 6 partners and counsel and a team of senior associates and associates.
The team works closely with our broader Corporate Finance group - a fully integrated team of UK and US lawyers offering investment banks, sponsors and corporates a full range of securities law services relating to all types of capital markets and leveraged finance transactions. This team offers a full range of services across the leveraged finance space. We address both ongoing corporate needs and extraordinary events, including high yield debt offerings, related debt and equity products, syndicated credit facilities, US securities law matters, restructuring and liability management. Our growing High Yield team forms part of one of the world's largest corporate finance and capital markets practices.
The HYB team also works closely with our growing banking and finance and private equity teams in connection with our integrated leverage finance offering in London advising leading private equity funds, corporates and investment banks in connection with a broad range of leveraged transactions.
The HYB team sits within our Corporate department, which provides skilled capital markets, M&A (public and private), private equity, projects, re-organizations, and financial services advice, alongside traditional company law, board level compliance, and corporate governance support, to a wide range of clients, including listed PLCs, financial institutions, and major multinational corporates. Our practice is broad, and a vast majority of what we do is cross-border and of the highest complexity, and is not limited by industry or jurisdiction. We are one of the few firms on the market able to offer a full and high-quality set of corporate services to our clients on a cross-border basis, in connection with the most complex transactions.
The Role
The role will involve:
Key Skills and Experience Required:
Personal qualities
These personal qualities represent the shared characteristics of high performers across Baker McKenzie, regardless of job level and location.
Know how
Dedication
Personal Impact
Humanity
Why Join Us?
Baker McKenzie is a truly global law firm. Founded in 1949, we advise many of the world's most dynamic and successful business organisations through our 13,200 people in 74 offices in 45 countries. Yet big does not mean impersonal. We work hard to ensure that everyone knows their role and has the support they need to perform it to the highest standard. Our culture encourages this - how we work, think and behave in a collaborative and fulfilling way.
In London you will be part of a 1,000 person office, which is also our largest office globally. Originally opened in 1961, Baker McKenzie London is well established in the UK as a leading international law firm and is regularly involved in some of the country's most high-profile legal matters. We can offer you the work, pride and experience of being part of a leading law firm but in a local office environment that is hardworking, friendly and supportive.
The strength of the firm and our culture is evidenced by a number of recent awards, including:
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To Apply
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For more information about this position or to discuss any adjustments you may require during the process please contact in confidence, David Roberts, Recruitment Manager, at david.roberts@bakermckenzie.com
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